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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by population and growth: 1-yr change

All 13 provinces and territories with data in Population and growth by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2026.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-26

National value: 0.46 (Canada).

Lowest: -0.28 to 0.18 %
Group 2: 0.18 to 0.58 %
Group 3: 0.58 to 0.77 %
Group 4: 0.77 to 1.52 %
Highest: 1.52 to 2.45 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Yukon	2.45
2	Nunavut	2.33
3	Alberta	1.52
4	New Brunswick	1.01
5	Saskatchewan	0.96
6	Prince Edward Island	0.77
7	Nova Scotia	0.75
8	Manitoba	0.58
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.41
10	Ontario	0.28
11	Quebec	0.18
12	British Columbia	0.14
13	Northwest Territories	-0.28

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender. Reference period: 2026.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by population and growth: 1-yr change (2026). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-population-and-growth-1-yr-change/

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